CCISD board to set goals today

District is ready to move forward, Scott Elliff says

The CCISD school board will spend about three hours today discussing its vision for the future during its goal-setting workshop.

Corpus Christi Independent School District Superintendent Scott Elliff said he will present the board with some of his ideas and prompt a dialogue among trustees.

Because the board had been short one permanent member when Elliff was appointed superintendent, trustees since and until today haven't engaged in a full goal-setting agenda. On June 11, trustees appointed a trustee to fill the vacant seat and now, Elliff said, the district is ready to move forward.

"We need to work on our short-term goals and what we want to accomplish in the next two years," Elliff said.

In a previous presentation to the board, Elliff said he wants to focus on academic excellence, college readiness, instructional leadership and facility improvements.

The district also plans to involve the community in the district's strategic planning this fall through several new advisory groups, including the superintendent's student ambassadors.

Trustees also are scheduled to set a date for a public hearing on the budget and tax rate and to hear a presentation on the district's athletic program.

The full board has not met since June 18.

The meeting begins at 2 p.m. today in the board room at the district's Administration Building, 801 Leopard St.